Tim Jacobs Resumes as New CEO at MultiChoice

MultiChoice Africa, a South Africa-based pay-media company, has appointed Tim Jacobs as Chief Executive Officer to replace Nico Meyer who left the company last month for ‘personal reasons’.

Tim Jacobs, a qualified accountant joined MultiChoice in 2013 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MultiChoice South Africa Holdings. He later became a member of the board as director of finance in April 2014.

According to the report, MultiChoice’s ex-CEO, Meyer now describes himself as a “CEO on sabbatical” on his LinkedIn profile. He worked at MultiChoice since 1998 and was appointed CEO of MultiChoice Africa in February 2012.